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NYCPA Semesters:
- FALL: September - January
- SPRING: February - June
- SUMMER: July - August
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Enrollments are on a semester-semester basis and may only be withdrawn between semesters.
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Semester payments can be prorated depending on the student starting date.
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There is no transfer of any portion of tuition from one month to another or semester to semester.
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Extra lessons or extended lessons can be requested at any time and would be confirmed based on teachers's availability.
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A $55.00 yearly registration fee will be charged to all students upon initial enrollment, as well as each following Fall semester.
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Agreed schedules are made by semesters.
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Tuition is accounted for the breaks shown on the NYCPA calendars of each semester.
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Participation in NYCPA Activities such as concerts, recitals, competitions and other events is strongly encouraged but not required. Extra fees will be applied.
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SEMESTER PAYMENTS
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For semester payments, tuition is due in full upon enrollment and is non-refundable under any circumstance.
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The tuition is pro-rated based on the start date.
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Agreed schedules are made by semesters and may only be withdrawn from between semesters.
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The number of make-up lessons will be limited to 1 per semester.
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MONTHLY PAYMENTS
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The tuition is pro-rated based on start date.
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Although monthly payments are available, the semesters must be paid in full, with no exceptions.
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For monthly payments, students are required to attend at least one lesson per week (4-5 lessons per month).
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Payments are due on the 5th of each month. Payments made after the 5th will incur a $25 late fee which will automatically be applied to the following month’s invoice.
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Those who continuously miss their payments will be asked to pay the remaining semester fee in full.
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In case of cancellation with more than 24 hours notice, a make-up lesson will be scheduled within the semester at a time that is mutually convenient for teacher and student.
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The number of make-up lessons will be limited to 1 per semester. Students are required to provide a 30 day advanced notice for withdrawing piano lessons, including any long break. If a time slot is empty for more than 2 weeks in a row, it will be released and offered to other students. The 30 day notice must be provided in writing via email.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
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Students are assigned a regular weekly time and expected to attend all planned lessons. ​
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Any absence without 24 hours prior notice would be charged at the regular rate. ​
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In case of cancellation with more than 24 hours notice, a make-up lesson will be scheduled.
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The number of make-up lessons will be limited to 1 per semester.
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If a time slot is empty for more than 2 weeks in a row without any prior notice to the Academy, it will be released and offered to other students but the tuition would still be due.
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NYCPA reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher when regular instructor is unavailable. We try to keep those situations to a minimum.
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In case a lesson is cancelled due to teacher absence or academy closure, a credit or a make-up lesson will be provided. A refund of the lesson must be requested in writing.
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If a student cancels the lesson and needs to reschedule it, their regular teacher is subject to availability and never guaranteed.
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Request for change of teacher must be approved by the director of the academy. The request must be submitted via email.
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